British Rail Class 370

what is it?

British Rail's Class 370 tilting trains, also referred to as APT-P (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Prototype), were the pre-production Advanced Passenger Train units. Unlike the earlier experimental gas-turbine APT-E unit, these units were electric multiple unit sets, powered by 25 kV AC overhead electrification and were used on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central. The train had eight traction motors fitted to the two central power cars giving a total output of 8,000 hp (6,000 kW), which enabled it to set the UK rail speed record of 162.2 mph (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood for 23 years until broken by a Eurostar Class 373 on the newly completed High Speed 1 line.

who runs it

InterCityBritish Rail

base stats

• built 3made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 46 years ago, in 1980.
• 📏147 m long: about 33 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 6 years (1980–1986).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1980

in service from

1980

retired

1986

status

retired

number built

3

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

British Rail Engineering Limited

operators

InterCity, British Rail

top speed

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power

—

formation

7 cars per unit:, DTS, Driver's cab, Trailer car, Second class (open saloon)-TS, Trailer car, Second class (open saloon…

length

147 m

Dutch name

Class 370

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